Championship: Cardiff vs Watford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 10 match between Cardiff and Watford and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Both Cardiff and Watford need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the Championship table. The match takes place at Cardiff City Stadium and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

Cardiff are placed 21th with seven points after nine matches. Watford occupy a position as 20th in the league on eight points.

Team form: Cardiff vs Watford

Cardiff Form

Showing inconsistent form, Cardiff lost two of their past three matches, going down 1-0 against Bolton, before beating Charlton 3-1. The joy was short-lived, as Blackburn proved too strong in a 2-1 defeat. Cardiff just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Championship matches at the Cardiff City Stadium. They also drew five and lost zero of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded six goals.

Watford Form

Watford endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 1-2 by Stoke, before Bristol City ran out 1-0 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Burnley, who came out 0-4 winners. Watford came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost five in which, they were outscored by 13 goals to two.

Betting facts for Cardiff and Watford

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Cardiff and Watford. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Cardiff vs Watford

Jack Moylan has been great for Cardiff lately, hitting the target two times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Watford are optimistic that Edo Kayembe doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.

Popular betting markets: Cardiff vs Watford

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Cardiff City Stadium across all tournaments Cardiff won five times, drew three and lost two times. Watford claimed zero wins, two draw and eight defeats in their last 10 games away. Cardiff did not lose any of their last 6 matches on home soil. Astonishingly, Watford conceded a goal in their last 16 matches. Cardiff have not lost to Watford in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Cardiff scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Watford only scored the opening goal of the match in one of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Cardiff played. Cardiff managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Watford were first on target in three of their last 10 outings. Cardiff have scored in 14 consecutive home meetings with Watford.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Cardiff, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Watford, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches. Cardiff conceded a goal in their last 10 matches.